Seventeen. High schoolers, bundles of potential.

I have to make the observation that this is really odd timing. Allegedly a Remington AR-15 was used, and the calls for gun control are starting again ... just a few days after Remington declares they need to go bankrupt. I don't buy into conspiracies, but the thought that a gun manufacturer might get thrown a 'Hail Mary' pass because of young lives lost, makes me physically ill.

Later: Jesus Christ. Vox is trotting out the 'Australian disarmament' story for the umpteen-thousandth time. Others are hauling out the same old archival sermons. I still say (I proposed this after the club shooting in Orlando) every LGBT person in America should join the NRA. Nine million of you. NRA's current membership is at ~6 million. "Gays with Guns" had a ring to it. Given that high schoolers were targeted this time, Millennials, this is your moment. Ninety-two MILLION of you. Overrun the damned place, grab the jackass by the reins, and drag it into the 21st Century. It's your chance. Make that change. There is no individual right anyway. The 2nd Amendment was all about the militias ... those thrice-damned, useless militias (ask George Washington!).